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Complete Street for Utopia Parkway

Utopia Parkway is an integral North-South street in Eastern Queens. Various high-density educational institutions like St John's University and Francis Lewis High School are located on Utopia Parkway. Thousands of their students cross Utopia Parkway on a daily basis and they risk their lives every time they go to school.

Utopia Parkway is unsafe. According to NYPD statistics, the section of Utopia Parkway between 26th avenue and the Grand Central Parkway Expressway registered 283 car crashes between 2015-2016. In just 1 year, this resulted in 81 injuries and one pedestrian fatality.

We are proposing a redesign according to “Complete Street” principles, which are proven to reduce crashes. These include:

I am a constituent asking for your support in making Utopia Parkway safe for all road users.

Utopia Parkway is an integral North-South street in Eastern Queens. Various high-density educational institutions like St John's University and Francis Lewis High School are located on Utopia Parkway. Thousands of their students cross Utopia Parkway on a daily basis and they risk their lives every time they go to school.

Utopia Parkway is unsafe. According to NYPD statistics, the section of Utopia Parkway between 26th avenue and the Grand Central Parkway Expressway registered 283 car crashes between 2015-2016. In just 1 year, this resulted in 81 injuries and one pedestrian fatality.

I am proposing a redesign according to “Complete Street” principles, which are proven to reduce crashes. These include: